Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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India sets global record for daily coronavirus deaths
India on Wednesday reported more coronavirus deaths in a single day than any other country at any time during the pandemic, while infections continued to spread through vast rural areas with weak health systems.
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Ironman lifts mask requirement for Sunday’s event in Chattanooga
If a mask mandate was keeping spectators from witnessing Sunday's Sunbelt Bakery IRONMAN 70.3 in and around Chattanooga, that's no longer an excuse.
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One Chattanooga credit union is the last game in town for Paycheck Protection funds
Though the federal Paycheck Protection Program ran out of funding several weeks before its May 31 application deadline, one local lender still has access to a pool of $8 billion reserved for Community Development Financial Institutions.
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Changed by pandemic, many workers won’t return to old jobs
There's a wild card in the push to return to pre-pandemic life: Many workers don't want to go back to the jobs they once had.
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Biden to boost world vaccine sharing commitment to 80M doses
President Joe Biden will announce Monday that the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world in the coming six weeks, the White House said.
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Chattanooga’s Erlanger featured on ‘Frontline’ investigation about COVID-19’s impact on safety net hospitals
Erlanger Health System will be featured Tuesday night in a "Frontline" and NPR documentary on the financial pressures faced by American hospitals serving low-income and uninsured patients.
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Am I required to wear a mask in local businesses? New CDC guidelines spark questions
The government's new guidance on masks for vaccinated people has left some Americans confused and sent businesses and states scrambling to adjust their rules.
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McCallie School will require vaccines for eligible students, and other Chattanooga area education news
McCallie School announced Monday it will require faculty, staff and students in eligible age groups to take the COVID-19 vaccine for the 2021-22 school year.
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Monthly child payments to families to start in July, 88% of children covered
The Treasury Department said Monday that 39 million families are set to receive monthly child payments beginning on July 15.
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Fauci says pandemic exposed ‘undeniable effects of racism’
The immunologist who leads the COVID-19 response in the United States said Sunday that "the undeniable effects of racism" have led to unacceptable health disparities that especially hurt African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans during the pandemic.
